hang on
verb
hung on; hanging on; hangs on
1
: to keep hold : hold on to something
2
: to persist tenaciously
a cold that hung on all spring
3
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Newcastle were cowed and hanging on, forsaking ground.
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Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
By the end, though, the Wolfpack had hung on in a game featuring 21 lead changes while denying the Irish (24-3, 15-1) the chance to clinch the ACC regular-season title outright.
—Aaron Beard, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
With 53 Senate seats, Republicans only need to avoid a net loss of three or more seats in order to hang on to control of the chamber through the remainder of Donald Trump’s term.
—Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 21 Feb. 2025
Images taken during a Thursday meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Oval Office went viral after an open doorway revealed the New York Post's cover of the infamous photo hanging on the wall.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
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Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
By the end, though, the Wolfpack had hung on in a game featuring 21 lead changes while denying the Irish (24-3, 15-1) the chance to clinch the ACC regular-season title outright.
—Aaron Beard, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
With 53 Senate seats, Republicans only need to avoid a net loss of three or more seats in order to hang on to control of the chamber through the remainder of Donald Trump’s term.
—Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 21 Feb. 2025
Images taken during a Thursday meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Oval Office went viral after an open doorway revealed the New York Post's cover of the infamous photo hanging on the wall.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
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“Hang on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hang%20on. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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